It is with great pleasure that we welcome Archbishop Aquila as he joins his brother bishops in providing oversight and guidance to our ministry. Archbishop Aquila was born on September 24, 1950, in Burbank, California. He was ordained to the priesthood in Denver on June 5, 1976, and served the Archdiocese of Denver for 25 years before being appointed Coadjutor Bishop of Fargo, N.D., on June 12, 2001. On March 18, 2002, he became Bishop of Fargo upon the retirement of Bishop James Sullivan. On May 29, 2012, Pope Benedict XVI appointed him to be Archbishop of Denver, and he was installed as the eighth Archbishop of Denver on July 18, 2012.